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author | Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de> | 2006-04-27 23:10:12 +0200 |
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committer | Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de> | 2006-06-21 21:40:47 +0200 |
commit | c18f6365fdbaf30611a8822afcd7097865dcaa32 (patch) | |
tree | fb136fffab80d3022edcc4fc17b3da789eb7b838 /Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-module | |
parent | [PATCH] kobject: make people pay attention to kobject_add errors (diff) | |
download | linux-c18f6365fdbaf30611a8822afcd7097865dcaa32.tar.xz linux-c18f6365fdbaf30611a8822afcd7097865dcaa32.zip |
[PATCH] Add kernel<->userspace ABI stability documentation
Signed-off-by: Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@suse.de>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
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diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-module b/Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-module new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..75be43118335 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-module @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +What: /sys/module +Description: + The /sys/module tree consists of the following structure: + + /sys/module/MODULENAME + The name of the module that is in the kernel. This + module name will show up either if the module is built + directly into the kernel, or if it is loaded as a + dyanmic module. + + /sys/module/MODULENAME/parameters + This directory contains individual files that are each + individual parameters of the module that are able to be + changed at runtime. See the individual module + documentation as to the contents of these parameters and + what they accomplish. + + Note: The individual parameter names and values are not + considered stable, only the fact that they will be + placed in this location within sysfs. See the + individual driver documentation for details as to the + stability of the different parameters. + + /sys/module/MODULENAME/refcnt + If the module is able to be unloaded from the kernel, this file + will contain the current reference count of the module. + + Note: If the module is built into the kernel, or if the + CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD kernel configuration value is not enabled, + this file will not be present. |